California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) announced a plan to make the state more efficient, partnering with several tech executives to launch opportunities to “streamline and improve government operations,” a news release says.
Dubbed the California Breakthrough Project, Newsom’s initiative includes leaders from ME Cloud Ventures, Anduril, Coinbase, Instacart, Moonpay, Scopely, Snap Inc., as well as investor Asheesh Birla, SV Angel founder Ron Conway, executive chair of Ripple Chris Larsen, co-founder and former CEO of Twilio Jeff Lawson, author Jen Pahlka, and former Tesla CFO Jason Wheeler.
The leaders will “foster collaboration” between those in the tech industry and state lawmakers, address government inefficiency, and create solutions for public services, among other tasks.
“The Golden State continues to lead in efficiency, strategically implementing technologies and practices that make Californians’ lives better,” Newsom said. “As the birthplace of modern tech, our state is uniquely positioned to bring the best and the brightest together to advance our work. We will not shy away from progress, but embrace it for the benefit of all Californians, including our state workforce.”
Newsom also signed an order directing several state agencies to work together to “improve operational effectiveness, boost efficiency, and enhance customer experience, enabling innovation in delivery of services.”
In April, the governor declared that the state implemented three tools in a partnership with GenAI as part of an effort he described as “DOGE but better.”
“GenAI is here, and it’s growing in importance every day. We know that state government can be more efficient, and as the birthplace of tech it is only natural that California leads in this space,” Newsom said in a statement at the time. “In the Golden State, we know that efficiency means more than cutting services to save a buck, but instead building and refining our state government to better serve all Californians.”
